Tunisia extends state of emergency by a month till Feb. 18


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TUNIS - President Kais Saied on Tuesday extended Tunisia's state of emergency by a month until Feb. 18, the official gazette said.

The North African nation has been under a state of emergency since 2015 after an attack in which several presidential guards were killed.

(Reporting By Tarek Amara; Editing by Gareth Jones)

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